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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mion (talk | contribs) at 15:20, 22 January 2006 (done). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

What properties of materials makes them transparent? That depends on the structure of the electrons of the outer shells of the substance and in particular, how these electrons interact in the solid body being the material. There is a complicated theory "predicting" (calculating) absorption and its spectral dependence of different materials.

Article should also discuss Induced Transparency, Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and transparent metals (aluminium can be made transparent).


May I sugest the following difference between TRANSPARENT an TRANSLUCENT: 

  A transparent body lets more or less light go through, BUT does not affect the information transmitted (imagine for example the dark glasses used to observe a solar eclipse).
  A translucent body, on the other hand, prevents the information to get through: there is light going through, but one can not distinguish what is on the other side.


done

Induced Transparency, Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and transparent metals (aluminium can be made transparent). Are on the AMB page under Engineering. Mion 15:20, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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